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Reply With QuoteI got a special compaq deskpro cd-rom connector, but it's a regular connection to the mobo, is it possible to create a ide-extension cable?
If we could get professionaly made round cables it would be great. Running long paralell cables is a no no due to capacitance and inductance.
If it ain't broken, open it to see what makes it "tick".
I got a special compaq deskpro cd-rom connector, but it's a regular connection to the mobo, is it possible to create a ide-extension cable?
I'm willing to bet that there's not much difference between a properly made homemade cable and a "professionally" made cable. I mea, there's only two ways to crimp things: right and wrong.
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Yes cables are cables if made properly but for 16 dollars I droped my mouth when he said the price.
Even though I can get Cat5 cable for free since I'm a LAN dude. It would cost alot more than 16 buks to make your own cable.
Put it this way, I solder alot and would rather pay $16.
-Don't forget the reason I have this cable is becasue I just chatting with the guy at my software distributer about cars etc.. And I was like you know what I'm doing now, blah blah blah, and I'm looking for a 15' IDE and he said yeah they make them. They make anything, what you want.. And I got it now and it works. People we're criticizing me on this forum about it. Well now my real problem is I listened to the forum people and also bought the Initio Firewire adapter and now I'm stuck with both, I wonder what's better? IDE i suppose since it's old.
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"Professionally" making an ide connector is trivial. Cut 15 feet of raw ribbon cable, crimp a connector at each end using specialized crimping tool, tada.
I suppose I could be missing something, but this should take about 5 minutes.
-j3
Computer rennisiance ( think I spelled it right) will do it. 50cents a foot and 1$ for each end connector.
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just a question but...
80 wire would mean that every wire was sheilded right?? but do the ground wires need this as well??
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I don't think it's sheilded at all.
80 wire as in ATA66/100.
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I guess the trick is in the proper shielding and not necessarily in the crimping.
If it ain't broken, open it to see what makes it "tick".
if its ata33 or scusi u might have some luck
but dont expect ata66/100 drives to work that far, their specification is like a maximum or 18" although i know it works longer i doubt 15feet, plus they also have a minimum length cant remember it though
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